After 16 seasons playing out on DStv across Africa, celebrity talk show The Dan Nicholl Show returns in podcast format, allowing host Dan Nicholl’s signature combination of humour, fun and celebrity guests to play out on a more in-depth and engaged space, with famous faces from South Africa and beyond celebrating the ordinary and the extraordinary in the lives they lead.
Required Pod Score for this show. PitchCentric checks your profile against host openness, topical fit, and audience signals before you generate a pitch.
Contact path
Verified email
Booking probability
35%
Guest openness
Selective
Sign up to generate a grounded pitch for The Dan Nicholl Show.
Signup to Generate a PitchAfter 16 seasons playing out on DStv across Africa, celebrity talk show The Dan Nicholl Show returns in podcast format, allowing host Dan Nicholl’s signature combination of humour, fun and celebrity guests to play out on a more in-depth and engaged space, with famous faces from South Africa and beyond celebrating the ordinary and the extraordinary in the lives they...
Recent episodes include "Al Prodgers: Al Prodgers goes Travelling" (26 October 2026, 28 minutes), "Danie Gerber: The Great Danie Gerber" (19 October 2026, 32 minutes), and "Francois van Coke: The Flyhalf Who Became a Rockstar" (5 October 2026, 30 minutes).
The Dan Nicholl Show publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 35 minutes.
Booking probability for The Dan Nicholl Show is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Dan Nicholl Show requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Dan Nicholl Show's contact route on record: verified email.
The Dan Nicholl Show is a comedy show.
Our AI reads these to draft pitches. Use them as grounding for a pitch that cites a real guest and a specific topic.
Episode #0
After making a name for himself as one of South Africa’s most successful stand-up comedians over many years, Al Prodgers has discovered a new passion: exploring little known corners of South Africa.
Episode #0
A kid from Despatch with a love for football discovered a rare talent in another sport - and today Danie Gerber is widely regarded as the greatest Springbok rugby player ever.
Episode #0
The Flyhalf Who Became A Rockstar As a junior provincial number 10, Francois van Coke harboured the Springbok dreams of many young South Africans - but fate had a different path to success lined up for hugely popular...
Episode #0
Turning down a weekend with Steven Spielberg, inspiring the ’95 Springboks, and creating theatre on the edge in apartheid South Africa: the extraordinary life of stage veteran Paul Slabolepszy.
Episode #0
What prompts the frontman of one of South Africa’s biggest rock bands to walk away and start over? Ross Learmonth 2.0 looks back on life with Prime Circle, and the new adventure that’s just beginning.
Episode #0
Indian stardom, winning the Test World Championship, and chasing that World Cup dream - Lungi Ngidi joins the show this week.
Episode #0
A hat-trick in the infamous flour bomb Test, swapping African sunshine for the north of England, and the politics of sport: legendary Springbok Ray Mordt relives his rugby journey.
Episode #0
As she marks 25 years lighting up television screens, Morning Live anchor Leanne Manas recounts interviewing Oprah, saying farewell to Madiba, and somehow staying positive in the face of so much depressing news content.
Episode #0
Rising through the ranks at Carte Blanche, giving it all up to start her own project, and the joy of confronting crooks and villains - the fearless Devi Sankaree Govender shares her story this week.
Episode #0
Summiting Everest, running across the Sahara, and coming back from an encounter in New York that almost cost her her life, Lee Den Hond remains indefatigable, passionate, and incredibly inspiring.
Episode #0
What’s next if you win Miss South Africa? For Shudu Musida, it was a masters degree at Barack Obama’s university, starting a podcast that counts Melinda Gates amongst its guests, and looking ahead to an electric future.
Episode #0
From starting stand-up comedy in a church, to starring in Netflix smash hit The Polygamist (and becoming a radio DJ along the way), Celeste Ntuli’s career is flying - and she’s still one of the funniest people in South...
Episode #0
20 years ago a kid in IT gave stand-up comedy a go; today Richelieu Beaunoir is one of South Africa’s most accomplished comedians - and authorities on sneakers.
Episode #0
How a township kid fell in love with football, and went on to become one of South Africa’s greatest ever - Marks Maponyane shares his sporting fairytale.
Episode #0
From open heart surgery at the age of 28, to a mistaken medical diagnosis that turned out to be cancer (along with a lifelong battle with anxiety), Brandon Fairweather’s journey has been a challenging one - now...
Episode #0
Haydn Porteous was a junior star, an amateur winner, and a professional champion early in his career - but that's where the fairytale ended.
Episode #0
From cult travel show Going Nowhere Slowly, to sold out comedy audiences all over the world, Dave Levinsohn has a sparkling CV - that now includes running his first Comrades Marathon at 56.
Episode #0
From cult travel show Going Nowhere Slowly, to sold out comedy audiences all over the world, Dave Levinsohn has a sparkling CV - that now includes running his first Comrades Marathon at 56.
Episode #0
A fan message from nine-year-old Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to then Bishops 1st team flyhallf Tim Swiel recently went viral; as his own professional career winds down, Tim reflects on an unconventional rugby journey.
Episode #0
A fan message from nine-year-old Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu to then Bishops 1st team flyhallf Tim Swiel recently went viral; as his own professional career winds down, Tim reflects on an unconventional rugby journey.
Recent guests on The Dan Nicholl Show. Study who booked and why before you pitch.
Based on semantic analysis of episode topics and host coverage, this show is a strong guest fit for executives in:
Industry fit is computed by PitchCentric using vector embeddings of the show's episode catalog.
Is this podcast yours and you'd like to remove or correct details? Request removal or email privacy@pitchcentric.com.
Questions about the free trial? See the pricing FAQ